Quotes about Empathy
We weren't put on Earth to exclude each other.
— Virginia Euwer Wolff
Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book shown to him by heart, and his friends can only read the title.
— Virginia Woolf
Books are the mirrors of the soul.
— Virginia Woolf
One must know not just how to accept a gift, but with what grace to share it.
— Maya Angelou
When you with velvets mantled o'er, Defy December's tempests frore, Oh! spare one garment from your store, To clothe the poor at Christmas.
— GK Chesterton
Christmas means Jesus came down and got involved in suffering. He hears your cries.
— Timothy Keller
You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
Let us not demeanor or belittle. Rather, let us be compassionate and encouraging,. We must be careful that we do not destroy another person's confidence through careless words. or actions.
— Thomas Monson
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.
— Marianne Williamson
God, help me to see others not as enemies or as ungodly but rather as thirsty people. And give me the courage and compassion to offer your Living Water, which alone quenches deep thirst.
— Henri Nouwen
Through words he gave voice to the voiceless. Through deeds he gave courage to the faint of heart.
— Barack Obama